The Obituary
Tinia was the chief god of the Etruscan pantheon, lord of the sky and thunder, who in Etruscan lore commanded three grades of thunderbolt, some thrown freely and some only with the gods’ consent. He headed the great triad with Uni and Menrva, a grouping Rome adopted as Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. As Rome conquered and absorbed Etruria over the last centuries BCE, Tinia was identified outright with the Roman Jupiter and his distinct worship dissolved. By the first century BCE his name had been assimilated away, surviving only on old tomb walls and bronze mirrors.
Worth remembering
- Etruscan lore held that Tinia commanded three kinds of thunderbolt, some he could throw freely and others only with the consent of other gods.
- He headed the great Etruscan triad alongside the goddesses Uni and Menrva, a grouping the Romans copied as Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.
Sources
- Tinia (Tin) was the chief god of the Etruscan pantheon, god of the sky and thunder, equated by the Romans with Jupiter. Wikipedia
- Tinia headed the Etruscan triad with Uni and Menrva and could wield several grades of thunderbolt according to Etruscan lore. World History Encyclopedia
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